William Jay Gaynor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Jay Gaynor

Mayor of New York City from 1910 to 1913

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1849

Place of Birth: Oriskany, New York, United States

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1913

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

William Jay Gaynor (February 2, 1849 – September 10, 1913) was an American politician from New York City, associated with the Tammany Hall political machine.
He served as the 94th mayor of the City of New York from 1910 to 1913, and previously as a New York Supreme Court Justice from 1893 to 1909.
As mayor he was noted as a reformer who broke ranks and refused to take orders from the Tammany boss Charles Francis Murphy.